RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest French population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 2.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Tuolumne County, CACA53,1604.1%+0.8 pts

02Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.5%−2.3 pts

03El Dorado County, CACA192,3233.4%−0.8 pts

04Mariposa County, CACA16,9183.3%−1.9 pts

05Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.2%−1.2 pts

06Tehama County, CACA64,6653.2%−0.1 pts

07San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.2%−0.4 pts

08Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.1%−0.1 pts

09Marin County, CACA253,6943.1%−0.8 pts

10Nevada County, CACA101,9113.1%−1.3 pts

11Sonoma County, CACA486,4443.1%−0.7 pts

12Butte County, CACA209,2113.0%−1.1 pts

13Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.9%−1.3 pts

14Shasta County, CACA181,6482.8%−1.1 pts

15Trinity County, CACA15,7202.7%−2.9 pts

16Placer County, CACA442,0812.7%−1.2 pts

17Amador County, CACA41,8762.7%−2.5 pts

18Inyo County, CACA18,1582.6%−2.7 pts

19Yuba County, CACA88,6912.5%−0.8 pts

20Sierra County, CACA3,0982.5%−3.1 pts

21Lassen County, CACA28,1172.5%−0.5 pts

22Lake County, CACA67,7722.5%−2.5 pts

23Napa County, CACA132,9492.5%−1.4 pts

24Mendocino County, CACA88,1222.4%−1.7 pts

25Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.3%−1.5 pts

26San Francisco County, CACA826,0792.2%0.0 pts

27Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0652.2%−0.7 pts

28Mono County, CACA12,5052.0%−2.0 pts

29Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0702.0%−0.6 pts

30Plumas County, CACA18,5831.9%−3.0 pts

31Sutter County, CACA98,7871.9%−0.5 pts

32San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.9%−0.8 pts

33San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.9%−0.5 pts

34Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.9%−0.7 pts

35Ventura County, CACA830,8511.8%−0.8 pts

36San Benito County, CACA70,0821.7%−0.5 pts

37Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.7%−0.6 pts

38Solano County, CACA455,3761.7%−0.2 pts

39Modoc County, CACA8,4261.6%−2.2 pts

40Yolo County, CACA224,4101.6%−0.6 pts

41San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0911.6%−0.5 pts

42Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.5%−0.9 pts

43Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.4%−0.4 pts

44Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.4%−0.6 pts

45Colusa County, CACA21,8361.4%−0.9 pts

46San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151.4%−0.7 pts

47Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.3%−0.7 pts

48Kern County, CACA927,0681.2%−0.6 pts

49Monterey County, CACA433,7291.2%−0.7 pts

50Madera County, CACA167,9271.2%−0.5 pts

51Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561.2%−0.4 pts

52Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341.1%−0.2 pts

53Glenn County, CACA28,1411.1%−1.0 pts

54Kings County, CACA154,3270.8%−0.6 pts

55Merced County, CACA297,2600.7%−0.6 pts

56Imperial County, CACA181,4110.7%−0.3 pts

57Tulare County, CACA485,1460.7%−0.4 pts

58Alpine County, CACA1,0430.3%−3.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS